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118. Cracks in Control

last update Veröffentlichungsdatum: 24.03.2026 15:39:21

Lena’s POV

I used to think silence meant peace that if things got quiet enough, if I stayed small enough, the world would just leave me alone but now I know better.

Silence is just the space where people plan how to hurt you next.

I’m standing in the café when Ruth places a folded newspaper in front of me without saying a word. She doesn’t look at me right away but I can feel the tension in the way she sets it down, like she already knows what’s inside.

“Don’t let it get to you,” she mutters wi
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